In Britain, the 745i was not available. The right handlebar of the steering column would have stood in the way turbocharger. Therefore, there was an Alpina tuned 735, exclusively for the UK market.

In contrast, South Africa, where there was left was a stronger version desired. South Africa was then still under the economic embargo of the Western world, so was the import of the complete BMW Alpina from Britain is not possible. Instead, manufactured the BMW South Africa's Rosslyn plant in Pretoria in a model of the E23 with the internal M88 / 3 engine from the above M635 CSi, whose power was 210 kW. This vehicle was BMW M745i means and in a very small quantity of 194 copies were built.

In the U.S., only the 733i and 735i versions available. Since 1985, the model range expanded with the L7. This was a luxurious version of the 735i, used exclusively for the American market was intended. An important difference was the special leather upholstery, including the dashboard and door panels were covered with leather. Many extras in this car were already installed as standard. All L7 models have an automatic gearbox.